Introducing Turning Points

Wed 29 Jun 2016

We’re an orchestra, so we love concerts. But because the traditional concert format is great for some people and not for others, we often ask ourselves the question, “how could concerts be different?” Ten years ago, we looked at the informal ways people used to listen to classical music and created The Night Shift, our rule-breaking late night format.

Gamechangers: A Forgotten Cello – Press Reactions

Thu 3 Apr 2014

Many of you joined us in Basingstoke on 19 March and at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on the 25th, to hear Sigiswald Kuijken and the Orchestra perform music from Bach, Corelli and Vivaldi on the long forgotten violoncello da spalla. It’s an instrument that tends to divide people and the press were no exception…

5 Things you (probably) didn’t know about Vivaldi

Thu 13 Feb 2014

On 11 May, In the Spirit of Tradition will feature music from Vivaldi, alongside works by Corelli, Handel, Bach and Sally Beamish. To start things off, here are 5 things you (probably) didn’t know about Antonio.